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Hamas to skip Gaza Truce talks

Hamas to skip Gaza Truce talks

Gaza [Palestine], August 15: Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire...

Judge rules UCLA must ensure Jewish students' campus access

Judge rules UCLA must ensure Jewish students' campus...

California [US], August 15: The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from...

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

Geneva [Switzerland], August 15:The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time...

Thai court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

Thai court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics...

Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement

Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement

Jerusalem [Israel], August 15: Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank,...

U.S. navy's new missile could shift balance in South China sea

U.S. navy's new missile could shift balance in...

Washington [US], August 15: The U.S. Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's...

Sudan peace talks begin without key parties

Sudan peace talks begin without key parties

Khartoum [Sudan], August 15: Fresh peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's 16-month war have started although neither warring side has...

WHO Director-General declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern

WHO Director-General declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 15: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of...

Rulers of Emirates condole with King of Jordan over passing of former Prime Minister

Rulers of Emirates condole with King of Jordan...

Emirates [UAE], August 15: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of condolences...

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, African Union, UN issue joint statement on Sudan

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, African...

Dubai [UAE], August 15: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union,...

UAE condemns storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by Israeli minister, settlers

UAE condemns storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The UAE has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by an Israeli minister...

Biden calls Ukraine incursion 'a real dilemma for Putin'

Biden calls Ukraine incursion 'a real dilemma for...

New York [US], August 14: Ukraine's military incursion into Russia has "created a real dilemma" for Russian President Vladimir Putin,...

More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots

More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots

London [UK], August 14: British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson...

Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs reform

Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs...

Ottawa [Canada], August 14: Canada's temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is "in need of reform," the...

Japan PM Kishida to resign in September

Japan PM Kishida to resign in September

Tokyo [Japan], August 14: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported...

UN chief calls for Security Council reforms, push for permanent seat for Africa

UN chief calls for Security Council reforms, push...

New York [US], August 14: The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called for a permanent seat for Africa at...

Maldivian President Muizzu reaffirms commitment to strengthening historical connections between two countries

Maldivian President Muizzu reaffirms commitment to strengthening historical...

Male [Maldives], August 14: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu reaffirmed his administration's full commitment to strengthening the historic and close connections...

French minister calls on 'republican parties' to unite on action plan

French minister calls on 'republican parties' to unite...

Paris [France], August 14: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne on Tuesday called on the country's "republican parties" to overcome their...

Ukraine 'controls 74 communities' in Kursk as evacuations continue

Ukraine 'controls 74 communities' in Kursk as evacuations...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said his country's forces have seized dozens of Russian localities...

Palestinian leader Abbas welcomes Russian 'support' on Moscow visit

Palestinian leader Abbas welcomes Russian 'support' on Moscow...

Moscow [Russia], August 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Moscow, saying that Russia...

Greece to assist displaced residents as EU sends fire aid

Greece to assist displaced residents as EU sends...

Athens [Greece], August 14: Greek authorities on Tuesday announced measures to assist displaced people driven from their homes by catastrophic...

Norwegian sneaks onto planes without ticket

Norwegian sneaks onto planes without ticket

Munich[Germany], August 14: A 39-year-old Norwegian man managed to board planes at Munich Airport twice without a valid ticket, police...

Israeli crowds storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank villages

Israeli crowds storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank villages

Gaza [Palestine], August 14: Israeli crowds have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, as well as villages in...

Yemen flooding leaves 57 dead: UN

Yemen flooding leaves 57 dead: UN

Sanaa [Yemen], August 14: Flooding in Yemen has left at least 57 people dead and thousands displaced, the UN has...

Pakistan, Afghanistan border crossing closed after deadly fire exchange

Pakistan, Afghanistan border crossing closed after deadly fire...

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14: One of two major border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan was closed on Tuesday after a...

Trump criticises EU, Harris in X interview

Trump criticises EU, Harris in X interview

London [UK], August 14: Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation...

WHO convenes emergency committee amid international mpox outbreak

WHO convenes emergency committee amid international mpox outbreak

Geneva [Switzerland], August 14: Cases of the infectious viral disease mpox are continuing to occur around the world, the World...